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Jessica D Richardson1, Sarah Grace Hudspeth Dalton2
1University of New Mexico, MSC 01 1195, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (505) 277-1765.
Aphasiology
|September 21, 2020
Summary
This study provides Main Concept Analysis checklists and normative data for healthy adults on two narrative tasks. These tools aid in reliably assessing discourse in individuals with aphasia compared to controls.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Speech and Language Pathology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Discourse analysis in aphasia has a long history, advancing understanding of communication impairments.
- Discourse measures are increasingly used as primary outcome measures, necessitating improved psychometric properties.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop Main Concept Analysis checklists for discourse analysis in individuals with aphasia.
- To provide descriptive statistics for healthy control performance on the "Cat in the Tree" and "Refused Umbrella" narrative tasks.
- To support the use of discourse analysis in aphasia research and clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed 92 healthy control transcripts from the AphasiaBank database, stratified by age.
- Identified main concepts spoken by at least one-third of the control sample.
- Employed a multi-level coding system to assess concept accuracy and completeness.
Main Results:
- Developed Main Concept Analysis checklists for two specific discourse tasks.
- Reported descriptive statistics for healthy control performance on these tasks.
- Provided normative data to aid in the evaluation of discourse in individuals with aphasia.
Conclusions:
- The developed checklists offer a reliable tool for assessing discourse in persons with aphasia.
- These resources help bridge the gap in psychometric data for comparing aphasia patients to healthy controls.
- Facilitates more accurate and standardized discourse analysis in aphasia research and clinical settings.
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